Regional Course & CPD Bursaries 2026
Applications for 2026 bursaries will remain open until 23.59 on 13th December 2026.
Please note bursaries are available to all clubs
who have no DBS and Safeguarding certificate issues outstanding on their Club Personnel
Report at the time of submission, please check all criteria carefully before
submitting.
Each bursary type has an individual submission link available within each supporting document, we would encourage the link to be
completed by a club officer who has an awareness of the club personnel report.
If you have any questions about the Regional Course Bursaries for 2026, please email the regional team.
For 2026 the submission time has been extended to 3 months from the date on the certificate. Clubs are reminded it is essential as part of the clubs safer recruitment process and safe supervision approach to support a clubs risk assessment that they have had sight of a members completed qualification certification prior to them undertaking the role to ensure the member has appropriately completed the qualification for them to deliver within the scope of this.
Should a member have received their certificate but this isn’t showing on their membership record/the club personnel report this can be sent to: coachingcertificates@swimming.org with the members Swim England number for this to be updated.
Please find details of the course bursaries including the amounts and submission link here
The Region has extended bursaries available to a number of CPD opportunities including Swim England pathway conferences and online CPDs. Please find details on the CPD bursaries including the submission link here
Senior coach bursaries may be submitted on the following form.
The coach must show on the clubs personnel report within a coaching role, and the submitting club must not have any outstanding issues regarding DBS or Safeguarding on their Club Personnel Report.
County Bursaries
Additional funding opportunities
There are various sources of funding that clubs may be able to access to help with their development plans. In addition to the bodies listed below it is always worth looking for local organisations with an interest in youth, sport, education and health. Clubs should also ask their local authorities, who often have sport development funding, and county associations who may offer development bursaries.
Active Partnerships (formerly County Sports Partnerships) often have details of local funding opportunities.
Michael Mogan, Swim England’s Head of Fundraising, has put together some useful Q&A’s.